NTSB investigations: Continental A&C65 series
3,024 cases on aircraft whose registry engine model is Continental A&C65 series. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17003'))
ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17003'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB ANC07LA079Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 7AC · Big Lake, AKThe student pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed to avoid an inadvertent stall while maneuvering.NTSB CHI07CA258Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca 7AC · Westerly, RIThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing which resulted in the overload failure of the right main landing gear. The overload failure of the right main landing gear was a factor.NTSB LAX07LA240Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8E · Polson, MTa flight control jam for undetermined reasons.NTSB MIA07LA129Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper J3C-65 · Andersonville, GAThe pilot's improper decision to make a 180-degree turn at low altitude to return to the departure runway following a loss of engine power during takeoff-initial climb. A factor in the accident was contamination in the carburetor.NTSB DFW07LA170Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportHazen Fly Baby · Page, OKThe airplane's collision with wooded and mountainous terrain for undetermined reasons.NTSB CHI07CA251Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper PA-17 · Scribner, NEThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A contributing factor was the gusting crosswind condition.NTSB NYC07CA165Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper J3C-65 · Uxbridge, MAA partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB LAX07CA214Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca 7AC · Clarksburg, CAThe pilot's inadequate hand-prop starting procedure and failure to secure the airplane.NTSB LAX07CA194Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca 7AC · Fresno, CAthe pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall.NTSB CHI07CA171Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Columbia, ILThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, causing a ground loop, subsequent runway excursion, and left main gear collapse. Factors in the accident include the ground loop encountered and the depression.NTSB DEN07CA099Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca 7AC · Erie, COThe student pilot's failure to maintain direction control during the landing roll.NTSB CHI07CA156Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Elwood, INThe commercial pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude and airspeed which resulted in the airplane mushing into the terrain during the simulated forced landing along with the CFI's failure to adequately supervise the commercial pilot's actions.NTSB CHI07CA149Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper J3C · Waterford, MIThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, causing a water loop. A factor in the accident was the water loop encountered.NTSB MIA07CA097Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper J3-C-65 · Byron, GAThe pilots failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff.NTSB LAX07CA161Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca 11AC · Glendale, AZThe private pilot's unstabilized approach and failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop. Also causal was the instructor's inadequate supervision and failure to take remedial action.NTSB CHI07CA137Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca 7AC · Mason, MIThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll and failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during the aborted landing attempt, leading to an inadvertent stall. An additional factor was the tree.NTSB NYC07CA110Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Whitefield, NHThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. A factor in this accident was the crosswind condition.NTSB NYC07CA115Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca 7AC · Lagrangeville, NYThe pilot's failure to identify a partially buried rock in the landing surface of an unimproved grass runway, which resulted in an inadvertent collision during the landing roll.NTSB CHI07LA126Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Fruitport, MIThe flight instructor failed to use carburetor heat during takeoff in icing conditions. A factor was the power line pole.NTSB LAX07CA145Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper J3C-65 · Redding, CAThe loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.NTSB CHI07CA101Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Chippewa Falls, WIThe pilot intentionally leaving the airplane unoccupied during the engine start, which resulted in the unoccupied airplane traversing into a cornfield. A factor was the rough/uneven cornfield.NTSB LAX07CA088Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Compton, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout. A contributing factor was the passenger's interference with the pilot's manipulation of the controls.NTSB CHI07CA061Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper J3C-65 · White Lake, SDThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control and a nose over. A factor associated with the accident was the crosswind.NTSB DFW07CA057Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLuscombe 8A · El Paso, TXThe pilot's foot becoming lodged behind the right rudder pedal which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing.NTSB DFW07CA035Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper J3C-65 · Humnoke, ARThe loss of engine power during initial takeoff climb for undetermined reasons. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB DFW07CA013Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca 65-TAC · Fredricksburg, TXThe pilot's failure to compensate for the existing wind conditions. A contributing factor was the prevailing crosswind.NTSB MIA06LA135Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Ocala, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during initial climb.NTSB CHI06CA251Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Elwell, MIThe airplane nosed over as a result of the pilot's excessive braking after he failed to attain the proper touchdown point and failed to perform a go-around.NTSB CHI06CA247Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper J-3C-65 · Bayfield, WIThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering which resulted in a stall. A factor associated with the accident was the low altitude at which the airplane stalled.NTSB DFW06CA200Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca 11AC · Searcy, ARThe student pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing wind conditions and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action to maintain directional control. A contributing factor was the crosswind.NTSB LAX06LA267Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeach Baby Ace C · Fallon, NVThe pilot's failure to obtain and maintain an adequate airspeed that resulted in a stall/mush.NTSB LAX06CA276Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportInterstate S-1A · Buckeye, AZthe in-flight separation of the control stick. A contributing factor was the rough terrain for the forced landing, which resulted in a collapsed landing gear.NTSB CHI06LA211Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper J3C-65 · New Market, MNA loss of engine power due to the fatigue fracture of the crankshaft and camshaft gear teeth during cruise flight and the unsuitable landing area encountered by the pilot during the forced landing.NTSB CHI06CA194Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Marine City, MIA loss of engine power due to the partial blocked carburetor fuel screen which resulted in partial fuel starvation and the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the forced landing which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A factor associated with…NTSB DFW06FA184Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper J3 · Walnut Ridge, ARThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and the subsequent stall. Contributing factors were the low altitude and impairment due to drugs.NTSB DEN06LA099Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAeronca 7AC · Parker, COthe flight instructor's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering resulting in an inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing factors were the high density altitude, rising terrain, and improper in-flight planning.NTSB ATL06LA103Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTaylorcraft BC12-D · Gold Hill, NCThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while doing a go around, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, loss of control and in-flight collision with the ground. A factor was the pilot's lack of recent experience in the airplane.NTSB CHI06LA165Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLuscombe 8A · Bowling Green, MOThe loss of engine power due to fatigue fracture of the number two cylinder exhaust valve during initial climb after takeoff. A contributing factor was the unsuitable terrain (cornfield) encountered during the forced landing.NTSB NYC06CA148Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportTaylorcraft DC-65 · Parma, NYAn uncontrolled descent into trees and terrain after takeoff for undetermined reasons.NTSB NYC06LA144Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportTaylorcraft BC12-D · Mayville, NYThe flight instructor's improper decision to attempt a simulated engine failure at a low altitude and her failure to maintain clearance from trees and wires, while maneuvering. Also causal was the flight instructor's impairment from prescription medication.NTSB DFW06LA159Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper J3C-65 · Stugartt, ARThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from high brush during takeoff. Contributing factors were the short runway and the high density altitude.NTSB NYC06CA126Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper J3C · Old Town, METhe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with water.NTSB DFW06CA143Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTaylorcraft BC12-D · Justin, TXThe pilot's improper compensation for the prevailing high wind conditions.NTSB DFW06CA126Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPiper J3C-65 · Paris, TXThe reported loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain available for the forced landing.NTSB NYC06CA096Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAeronca 7AC · Haverhill, NHThe flight instructor's inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in a forced landing and subsequent impact with a sign.NTSB ANC06LA043Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTaylorcraft BC12-65 · Iliamna, AKThe pilot's delayed use of carburetor heat, which resulted in a loss of engine power during cruise, and an in-flight collision with snow-covered terrain. Factors associated with the accident were an unfavorable wind, and the pilot's inadvertent stall of the…NTSB NYC06CA087Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTaylorcraft BC12-D · Warrenton, VAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. A factor was the gusting winds.NTSB DEN06LA037Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportInterstate S-1A · Rocky Ford, COthe pilot's failure to use tie downs before attempting to hand-start the engine. A contributing factor was his failure to seek adequate assistance.NTSB DFW06CA059Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPietenpol Aircamper · Lometa, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. Contributing factors were the sun glare and the rough and uneven landing area.NTSB DEN06CA025Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportTaylorcraft BC12-D · Los Lunas, NMthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop.